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Motley Fool is looking at the Iraqi incursion as an investing event. I am posting this as a geo-political event. The bottom line: analysts think the Sunni-Shiite uncivil war will allow the Kurds to go independent sooner than later. This, I think, WILL happen in my investing lifetime. This could be huge and will provide opportunities for the next US president.
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A Note for the Granddaughters
Some time ago I wrote to say that I had canceled my Bloomberg Businessweek subscription. It was an introductory $10 offer that had expired. I was dismayed by a the childish graphics and the very few articles that interested me. Certainly there was nothing there for a serious investor. It was more Newsweek than Bloomberg Business.
Starved for good writing, I subscribed to The New Yorker, the first time in decades. Years ago when I was subscribing to a dozen news magazines and The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker was always my favorite. I often did not read much of it, but whenever I saw an issue I always felt I was missing something if I wasn't reading it.
I am thrilled to see that The New Yorker has not changed. Unlike BBW which felt it had to change to attract yuppie investors -- is yuppie even a word any more -- The New Yorker stayed true to its past. It overflows with good writing and great authors.
Another thing that surprised me: the heft of the magazine. Last week, the "love" issue was so heavy, I thought it was a double issue. I was surprised to get this week's issue. It too feels like a double issue. The cover price is an outrageous $6.99 and I assume in NYC with all the taxes it comes close to $8.00 at the news stand, unless magazines aren't taxed in NYC which might be possible. Be that as it may. I think one gets about 50 issues each year. The subscription rate is around $70, about $1.40 an issue. And with the subscription one gets access to The New Yorker archives.
At night, after 9:30 p.m. I start my movies for the evening. I always start with "light" entertainment -- generally old television series. Right now, I am just beginning the third season of "Miami Vice." So, it was quite coincidental, and rewarding, to see a full page write-up on Don Johnson in this week's issue of The New Yorker, p. 27 - 28. Apparently at age 64, he's got a new thriller out.
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